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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">najge</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Геоэкономика энергетики</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Geoeconomics of Energetics</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2687-0703</issn><publisher><publisher-name>АНО Институт стран СНГ</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.48137/26870703_2026_35_3_39</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">najge-235</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ГЕОПОЛИТИКА И ЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>GEOPOLITICS AND ENERGY SECURITY</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>ИНФРАСТРУКТУРНЫЙ СУВЕРЕНИТЕТ В СТРАТЕГИЧЕСКОЙ ПОВЕСТКЕ «ЕС – АРМЕНИЯ»: ГЕОЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ СОВМЕСТНОЙ ДЕКЛАРАЦИИ 2026 Г.</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>INFRASTRUCTURE SOVEREIGNTY IN THE EU – ARMENIA STRATEGIC AGENDA: A GEOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE 2026 JOINT DECLARATION</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Маркаров</surname><given-names>А. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Markarov</surname><given-names>A. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>МАРКАРОВ Александр Александрович, доктор политических наук, профессор; директор </p><p>г. Ереван, 0025, ул. Алека Манукяна, д. 1.</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Alexander A. MARKAROV, D. Sc. (Politics), Professor at YSU, Director </p><p>1, Alek Manukyan str., Yerevan, 0025 </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">amarkarov@ysu.am</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Давтян</surname><given-names>В. С.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Davtyan</surname><given-names>V. S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ДАВТЯН Ваге Самвелович, доктор политических наук, профессор, ведущий научный сотрудник сектора кавказских исследований ИКСА РАН, профессор</p><p>г. Ереван, 0051, ул. Овсепа Эмина, д. 123</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Vahe S. DAVTYAN, D. Sc. (Politics), Professor, Leding Researcher at ICCA RAS</p><p>123, Hovsep Emin str., Yerevan, 0051 </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">vahedavtyan@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Ереванский государственный университет ; Ереванский филиал Института стран СНГ</institution><country>Армения</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Armenian branch of the Institute of CIS Countries</institution><country>Armenia</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Российско-Армянский университет</institution><country>Армения</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Russian-Armenian University</institution><country>Armenia</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>11</day><month>10</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>39</fpage><lpage>60</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Маркаров А.А., Давтян В.С., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Маркаров А.А., Давтян В.С.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Markarov A.A., Davtyan V.S.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.geoenergy-journal.ru/jour/article/view/235">https://www.geoenergy-journal.ru/jour/article/view/235</self-uri><abstract><p>В статье исследуются инфраструктурные аспекты Совместной декларации Европейского союза (ЕС) и Армении 2026 г. сквозь призму концепции инфраструктурного суверенитета и геоэкономического управления. Отмечается, что данный документ создает важную политическую основу для расширения сотрудничества между ЕС и Арменией, но его практические механизмы остаются менее развитыми, чем стратегические амбиции, особенно в отношении финансирования, инструментов реализации, институциональной ответственности и пр. Проанализированы энергетическое и транспортное измерения новой повестки сотрудничества ЕС и Армении. Рассмотрены вопросы диверсификации, региональной взаимосвязанности и интеграции в европейские инфраструктурные сети в контексте стратегической устойчивости Армении. Указывается, что диверсификацию следует оценивать не только как снижение зависимости от отдельных поставщиков, но и как сохранение способности Армении проводить суверенную энергетическую политику. Особое внимание уделяется перспективам развития атомной энергетики, участию Армении в проекте Черноморского электрического кабеля, инициативе ЕС «Глобальные ворота», интеграции в Трансъевропейскую транспортную сеть (TEN-T), а также проекту TRIPP («Маршрут Трампа»). Обосновывается, что инфраструктурная интеграция создает новые возможности для экономического развития и регионального позиционирования Армении, при этом одновременно формируя новые формы внешней зависимости, связанные с нормативным, технологическим и институциональным влиянием внешних акторов. Постулируется, что, хотя такие инициативы потенциально расширяют перспективы участия Армении в формирующихся евразийских транспортных сетях, они не обеспечивают эффективных механизмов для преодоления главного препятствия на пути региональной интеграции, а именно отсутствия политической воли региональных и ряда внерегиональных акторов в вопросах всеобъемлющего разблокирования транспортного сообщения на Южном Кавказе. Выявлена необходимость сочетания международной инфраструктурной интеграции с сохранением национального контроля над стратегическими секторами.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This article examines the infrastructure aspects of the 2026 Armenia-European Union (EU) Joint Declaration through the lens of infrastructure sovereignty and geo-economic governance. It is noted that this document establishes an important political framework for expanding cooperation between the EU and Armenia, yet its practical mechanisms remain less developed than its strategic ambitions, particularly in financing, implementation tools, institutional responsibility, and related areas. The paper analyzes the energy and transport dimensions of the new EU–Armenia cooperation agenda. Diversification, regional connectivity, and integration into European infrastructure networks are considered in the context of Armenia’s strategic sustainability. It is noted that diversification should be assessed not only as a reduction in dependence on individual suppliers but also as the preservation of Armenia’s ability to pursue a sovereign energy policy. Particular attention is paid to the prospects for the development of nuclear energy, Armenia’s participation in the Black Sea Power Cable project, the EU’s Global Gateway initiative, integration into the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), and the TRIPP (Trump Route) project. It is argued that infrastructure integration creates new opportunities for Armenia’s economic development and regional positioning, but simultaneously creates new forms of external dependence associated with the regulatory, technological, and institutional influence of external actors. The study concludes that these initiatives may broaden Armenia’s prospects for participation in emerging Eurasian transport networks, but they do not provide effective mechanisms for overcoming the main barrier to regional integration: the absence of political will among regional and some extra-regional actors to fully unblock transport links in the South Caucasus. It therefore emphasizes the need to combine international infrastructure integration with the preservation of national control over strategic sectors.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>инфраструктурный суверенитет</kwd><kwd>геоэкономическое управление</kwd><kwd>ЕС</kwd><kwd>Армения</kwd><kwd>энергетическая безопасность</kwd><kwd>транспортная связность</kwd><kwd>атомная энергетика</kwd><kwd>Global Gateway</kwd><kwd>TRIPP</kwd><kwd>Южный Кавказ</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>infrastructural sovereignty</kwd><kwd>geo-economic governance</kwd><kwd>EU</kwd><kwd>Armenia</kwd><kwd>energy security</kwd><kwd>transport connectivity</kwd><kwd>nuclear energy</kwd><kwd>Global Gateway</kwd><kwd>TRIPP</kwd><kwd>South Caucasus</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Дубовик В. О., 2013. 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